Sustainable consumption and greenhouse gas mitigation

Climate Policy

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL 1, 2003, Pages

  Michaelis, Laurie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Discourse; Innovation; Learning; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0346335438     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clipol.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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